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The BBC's Paul Reynolds considers how George W Bush, due to end his term in office on 20 January, compares to other US presidents.

Chronology of key events

Key facts, figures and dates

Gunmen ransack a Sri Lanka television channel that drew criticism for its recent coverage of the country's civil war.

Same-sex couples living in Jersey may soon be able to enter into civil partnerships if the States deem the change financially viable.

The Vatican will no longer automatically adopt laws passed by Italy, because of possible conflicts with Church principles.

Voluntary workers, councillors and civil servants are among those in Leicestershire and Rutland to receive New Year Honours.

Two pioneering school improvers are knighted as head teachers and civil servants are recognised in the New Year's honours list.

Deputies and Civil Servants beat a media team 4-1 in the annual fixture which raises money for charity.

Airport safety in Jersey is to be monitored continuously from January when the independent post of Director of Civil Aviation becomes permanent.

Spain says some 500,000 descendants of its civil war-era exiles now have the right to apply for Spanish citizenship.

Flights resume at Newquay Airport three weeks after the Civil Aviation Authority refused to issue an operating licence.

A unifying message for Lebanon's rival factions emerges from a DNA study into the genes of their Phoenician ancestors.

Newquay Airport is to reopen on 20 December after being granted an operating licence from the Civil Aviation Authority.

A middle-ranking civil servant is convicted of killing and mutilating the son of his former lover in an act of revenge.

Up to 130 new civil service jobs are to be created in local job centres, the employment minister announces.

An expert explains the importance of unmarried couples making a Will

The head of the civil service says he was surprised when police arrested senior Tory Damian Green as part of a Home Office leaks investigation.

The birth rate in Scotland is continuing to increase, according to the latest official statistics.

Three documents linked to civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr are withdrawn from auction.

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